I&C Engineer (ITER)

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

US ITER isseekingan experienced I&C engineer that will be responsible for leading the design and development. In this role you interact with and guide Mechanical Engineering, System Engineering and multi-disciplinary Analysis Teams to realize optimal design solutions in compliance with ITER requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work with I&C and mechanical engineers, designers and analysts on development of detailed design.
• Check and back-check drawings and documents produced by designers or other engineers.
• Support the design of Piping and Instrument Drawings (P&IDs).
• Develop panel wiring and interconnect cabling designs.
• Design panel layouts and perform enclosure cooling calculations.
• Produce control system input/output and instrumentation lists.
• Design power distribution single line diagrams.
• Develop control strategies and state transition diagrams.
• Write control system hardware descriptions including control requirements, functional specifications, and control system architecture descriptions.
• Write control software requirements specifications and control software design descriptions.
• Specify PLC systems.
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  • Specify vacuum gauges and controllers.
  • Write procedures and participate in qualification of instrumentation for high magnetic field areas, EMI/EMC testing, gamma and neutron radiation testing, etc.
  • Work with ORNL analysts to determine proper magnetic shielding of instrumentation.
  • Write factory acceptance test procedures.
  • Write statements of work for I&C design and fabrication.
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills.
  • Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills willing to take lead role.
  
  
  
  
  

  Basic Qualifications:

  
  
  
  
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Nuclear or Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
  • 5+ years of both I&C engineering design and hands-on experience, including the following:
  
  
  
  

  o P&ID preparation

  o PLC system design

  o Enclosure design

  o Cable design

  o Control software design

  
  
  
  
  • Knowledge of I&C engineering and design practices including drawings, specifications, and codes.
  
  
  
  
  • Experienced in development of state transition diagrams, electrical load lists, and wiring diagrams.
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills.
  • Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically as required.
  • Excellent writing skills to be able to write coherent design documents.
  • Must be a self-starter able to work both independently and in a team.
  • Proficient in use of office automation tools, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access.
  
  
  
  
  

  Preferred Qualifications:

  
  
  
  
  • Experience with ITER project.
  • Previous large-scale plant design experience.
  • Experience with PLC architecture design, programming, test and validation.
  • I&C design experience with the following:
  
  
  
  

  o Vacuum system pumping and gauging

  o Cable/harness design

  o SEE Electrical Expert or similar CAD electrical design software

  o IEC standards and CE-compliance

  o Siemens S7 PLC and/or EPICS programming